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网页There was no less razzamatazz about the 2024 Budget than about earlier ones. Once again the underlying economic analysis got lost. It deserves more attention. Pundit is an online current affairs and culture blog hub—entirely Kiwi-made—offering you a smart take on what matters in New Zealand and around the world.
Politics — Pundit
网页2023年12月22日 · The consequences of Covid & why anti-vaxxers aren't free to cross a one-lane bridge whenever they like. Jan 13, 2022. Loud and angry protests against vaccine ‘mandates’, lockdowns and other Covid-restrictions continue here in New Zealand and around the world. It’s framed as a fight for freedom. It’s not. Rather, it’s a battle against ...
How has the New Zealand economy been doing? — Pundit
网页2 天之前 · The most recent (seasonally adjusted) GDP figure published by Statistics New Zealand showed a 0.6 percent fall in GDP per capita in the June quarter 2024 over the March quarter. Except for a minor blip in the June quarter 2023, per capita GDP has been falling for almost two years. That’s about the same time as the stagnation associated with ...
Daily Digest — Pundit
网页World News Brief, Wednesday April 22. Apr 22, 2015. Two arrests related to Mediterranean migrant boating disaster; EU warns of possible ban on Thai seafood; Japan sets new train speed record; Morsi sentenced to 20 years in prison for violence against protesters; EU to file antitrust charges against Russian power giant; and more.
World — Pundit
网页2023年10月21日 · Humanity lost amidst the violence in Israel and Gaza. Oct 21, 2023. The Israel-Hamas war asks us to balance atrocities, trade off kidnapped grandmothers with bombed babies. It’s a fool’s errand. We need to remember the humanity of our enemies.
Fiscal Policy is Getting Harder According to the Minister of Finance ...
网页2024年3月22日 · The Minister of Finance, Nicola Willis, is telling an evolving story about her fiscal challenges. In Opposition she was confident that she could deliver her promised income tax cuts. Appointed minister, she reported the (Treasury) ‘books’ were in a worse state than she expected, although this seems to be more from her advisers not reading ...
Welcome to the new Pundit, 10 years on — Pundit
网页2019年8月6日 · Hi friends. You will have noticed that in the past week Pundit has looked a little different — a little fresher, a little sleeker. That’s because after 10 years, we felt it was time to modernise things.
Flooding Housing Policy - Pundit
网页2024年7月19日 · Flooding Housing Policy. by Brian Easton July 19, 2024. The Minister of Housing’s ambition is to reduce markedly the ratio of house prices to household incomes. If his strategy works it would transform the housing market, dramatically changing the prospects of housing as an investment. Leaving aside the Minister’s metaphor of ‘flooding ...
Law — Pundit
网页2024年8月16日 · Apr 12, 2024. There is a constant theme from the economic commentariat that New Zealand needs to lift its economic growth rate, coupled with policies which they are certain will attain that objective. Their prescriptions are usually characterised by …
About Us - Pundit
网页About Us. Pundit is an online current affairs and culture blog hub—entirely Kiwi-made—offering you a smart take on what matters in New Zealand and around the world. Founders Tim Watkin (former deputy editor of the Listener, blogger for the Guardian in Britain, producer for TV’s Q+A, The Vote and The Nation, and now Executive Producer of ...